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>if no appropriate action is taken or in cases where reporting to the authorities would not work, whistleblowers are permitted to make a public disclosure – including by speaking to the media.

Shouldnt public disclosure be the first thing which is protected?

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>Shouldnt public disclosure be the first thing which is protected?

Largely, this depends on your perspective of whether or not the entity (or government body) should be allowed to make a good-faith effort to rememdy/rectify/fix the egregious behaviour before you go running to the media. It's the same principle behind CVD (Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure).

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